as in to revisit
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
the new intelligence forced the general to reconsider his plan of attack
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Recent Examples of reconsider
The Environmental Protection Agency just announced plans to reconsider 31 rules and policies that largely address climate change or aim to reduce pollution from burning fossil fuels.
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Neela Banerjee, NPR, 13 Mar. 2025
But on Monday, the Supreme Court vacated that ruling and ordered the 9th Circuit to reconsider the fate of the artwork in light of a new California law implemented last year that aimed to help families of Holocaust victims and survivors reclaim art looted by the Nazis.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Even before the uncomfortable exchange at the White House involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump’s pull-no-punches approach has forced Europe to reconsider its meager defense spending.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
However, President Donald Trump shut down access to asylum and other legal routes at the U.S. southern border in January, forcing many migrants already in transit to reconsider their options.
—Alma Solís, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Neela Banerjee, NPR, 13 Mar. 2025
But on Monday, the Supreme Court vacated that ruling and ordered the 9th Circuit to reconsider the fate of the artwork in light of a new California law implemented last year that aimed to help families of Holocaust victims and survivors reclaim art looted by the Nazis.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Even before the uncomfortable exchange at the White House involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump’s pull-no-punches approach has forced Europe to reconsider its meager defense spending.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
However, President Donald Trump shut down access to asylum and other legal routes at the U.S. southern border in January, forcing many migrants already in transit to reconsider their options.
—Alma Solís, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsider
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For years, fans have wondered, could a happy, healthy Lady Gaga ever revisit the freakiest moments of her first four albums?—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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To mark the start of tornado season, Netflix’s new documentary, The Twister: Caught in the Storm, revisits the catastrophic EF-5 tornado that tore through Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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White House officials are now reviewing the downsizing plans, a move expected to result in the mass firing of thousands of government workers within the coming weeks, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday.—
Nathan Layne and Tim Reid,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Jeff Gluck,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Several advocacy groups, including AARP, have urged the government to rethink these moves.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Wilson has tightened the show, rethought whole scenes and recast some roles while also keeping actors who have been associated with it for decades.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Reconsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsider. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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